

A head injury unlocks something impossible—did he see a murder, or is his brain the real killer?
A footballer who suffers a head injury on the field witnesses a murder while convalescing in his hospital room. However, there is hardly any sign of a crime having happened. What's happening?
Acting
Yogesh carries the whole film trapped in one room
Direction
Babu Tamizh turns a hospital bed into psychological warfare
Writing
Tight script that keeps you guessing until the final frame
Director
Babu Tamizh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Tamil entry in the 'hospital horror' subgenre, more Shutter Island than Conjuring. Babu Tamizh deliberately avoided jump scares for slow dread.
The title 'Ikk' derives from Tamil slang for 'cornered' or 'trapped'—Vasanth is literally and psychologically cornered, with the single-location shoot completed in 18 days on a shoestring budget.